Types of Picture-word Combo in Comics

1) Word specific. This is where the words / texts mainly tell the story in the page. Mage-gets pa rin kahit walang illustration sa panel.

(Sample panels from A Decade of Waiting, illustrated by Enjelia Villanueva, Genesis by Crisca Jallorina)

2) Picture specific. This is where the illustration mainly tells the story in the panel. Kung may text man, it serves only as sound effects. Silent comics fall under this category. Maiintindihan pa rin ang gustong sabihin kahit walang text.

(Panels from Shared Spaces, illustration by Jonathan Ipan)

3) Additive. This is where the words reinforce the illustration, or the art reinforces the texts. The illustration is conveying the same thing as the words, which amplifies the message.

(Panels from Apple on the Road, illustration by Enjelia Villanueva)

4) Montage. This is where the texts / words are part of (integrated into) the illustration.